Errol retires after 33 years

Errol retires after 33 years

Posted: 15th February 2013
AFTER 33 years of active service in numerous conflicts, Royal Naval Warrant Officer First Class Gary Flynn is ready to enjoy a more leisurely life with both feet firmly on dry land. WO1 Gary Flynn, known to his colleagues as “Errol” is an engineer at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton. He joined the Royal Navy in October 1979 and his entire squadron time has been divided…

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Rape awareness campaign launched

Rape awareness campaign launched

Posted: 15th February 2013
A HARD HITTING poster and Facebook campaign has been launched across Avon and Somerset this week in a bid to raise awareness of consent when it comes to sex. With the most romantic day of the year having just been, Valentines Day can easily turn into the worst day of the year if an allegation of rape is made. While there's no evidence of a rise in offences of this crime…

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Accident near Halfway House

Accident near Halfway House

Posted: 14th February 2013
FIREFIGHTERS were called out this afternoon to deal with a car accident near the Halfway House, Chilthorne Domer, on the main Yeovil to Ilchester road. The alarm was raised at just after 4pm to the incident and one fire engine from Yeovil attended the scene where they found one vehicle on its roof. Nobody was trapped inside the vehicle and firefighters made the scene safe.

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Spamalot tickets to go on sale!

Spamalot tickets to go on sale!

Posted: 14th February 2013
TICKETS go on sale tomorrow (Friday, February 15) for Yeovil College's exciting musical production of the Monty Python-inspired musical Spamalot. Written by Eric Idle and John du Prez, Spamalot lovingly rips off the cult comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  King Arthur and his familiar band of brave and not-so-brave knights search the land for the legendary Holy…

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Dog rescued from house fire

Dog rescued from house fire

Posted: 13th February 2013
A DOG was rescued this morning by firefighters following a blaze at a home in Yeovil. The alarm was raised at just after 10am to a fire at a property in Wentworth Road and two fire engines from Yeovil were initially mobilised and on arrival officers found smoke coming from the building with possible people inside. Two further fire engines from Yeovil and Martock were…

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Road crash at Long Sutton

Road crash at Long Sutton

Posted: 13th February 2013
THE Fire Service were called to reports of a three-vehicle crash this evening at Long Sutton. Two fire engines from Somerton and Martock were mobilised to this incident, together with a rescue tender from Yeovil at just after 7pm to the incident in Langport Road. Officers discovered that nobody was trapped inside the vehicles, although one male was slightly injured and…

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Royal Navy medals stolen in burglary

Royal Navy medals stolen in burglary

Posted: 13th February 2013
DISTINCTIVE Royal Navy medals have been stolen during a burglary in the Birchfield Park area of Yeovil. Now police are appealing for information to help get the medals back so they can be returned to their owner. PHOTO: The Naval medals stolen during the burglary in the Birchfield Park area of Yeovil. A police spokesman said: ''Among items stolen in the burglary were…

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Patients have a 'shoulder' to cry on with Andrew Chambler

Patients have a 'shoulder' to cry on with Andrew Chambler

Posted: 13th February 2013
PATIENTS have praised the work carried out by Consultant Surgeon Andrew Chambler and his team at Yeovil District Hospital. A recent survey of over 1250 patients who have had shoulder surgery in the last few years showed that the overwhelming majority now had no pain or had seen a significant improvement. Chris Wintle, a serving Police Officer and active swimmer who has…

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Landlords face growing risk of tenant insolvency

Landlords face growing risk of tenant insolvency

Posted: 13th February 2013
COMMERCIAL landlords should brace themselves for more signs of tenant insolvency given the spate of High Street retail closures, a leading law firm from Yeovil has warned. Battens Solicitors has gathered a year’s worth of data on the loss of national retailers in its operating region. Edward Thompson, pictured, solicitor in Battens’ property dispute resolution team, has…

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Freewheelers receive boost from Friends of Yeovil Hospital

Freewheelers receive boost from Friends of Yeovil Hospital

Posted: 13th February 2013
THE Friends of Yeovil Hospital have donated £5,000 to the Yeovil Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service to enable them to continue their valuable work delivering medical supplies by motorbike. The Friends’ chairman Anne Bennett said: “If everyone knew what terrible weather a biker has to go through sometimes to deliver some vital medication or a specific set of…

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